Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working shifts over a 24/7 period)
- Job ref
- 350-CC7328712
- Employer
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Knowsley Resourse and Recovery Centre
- Town
- Whiston
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/08/2025
Employer heading
Deputy Team Manager
Band 6
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Team manager to join our multi disciplinary team. The Crisis Response Team provide interventions to young people at the point of mental health crisis. The team provide a 24/7 service which allows for flexibility from a 9-5 working pattern . As the Deputy Team Manager you will be responsible for deputising fin the absence of the Clinical Team Manager.
Base will be in Knowsley although travelling to multiple sites and the community is required. The services operates 24hrs, 365 days. You will be expected to work a fully flexible rota. Inclusive of both night and day shifts. You will receive out of hours enhancements to you pay. As the role includes working across several localities you will also be able to reclaim travel expenses.
You will support the Team Manager in carrying continuing professional and managerial responsibility for their clinical area. You will also contribute to maintenance of the overall standards, which will include assessment of need and delivery of care within the context of Effective Care Coordination
Main duties of the job
Deputise for the Clinical Team Manager as required.
Undertake delegated responsibilities as agreed with Clinical Team Manager.
Support the formulation and implementation of clinical / operational practices, and procedures as appropriate.
Support the implementation, monitoring and updating of an operational policy and philosophy for the clinical area.
Ensure the principles of Clinical Governance are incorporated in service delivery by maintaining a high quality service based on agreed clinical standards.
Assist in the development of local protocols to ensure a high standard of service delivery is achieved and maintained.
Support the process of staff participation in the formulation of new ideas/suggestions to improve service user care and service delivery.
Assist in the investigation of complaints and incidents at ward level in accordance with Trust policy.
Participate in Incident investigations/reviews as required
Provide relevant staff with the necessary management supervision regarding the coordination and delegation of duties, to ensure a comprehensive and consistent delivery of care is maintained.
Participate in managerial supervision.
Appropriate participation of managing performance of staff as required.
Appropriate participation of managing attendance of staff as required.
You will also be required to work in the team numbers when required to assist with assessment and clinical caseload
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
Participate in case supervision to monitor standards of service user care and documentation.
Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy
Ensure the environment is conducive to promote service users health, safety and wellbeing, thereby preserving and respecting each service user’s personal dignity, privacy, religious and cultural beliefs.
Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards
Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code. Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multi-disciplinary team.
Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.
Participate in the referral process of potential new referrals, including the assessment of such individuals in accordance with the agreed care pathway and the completion of quality reports where appropriate
Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings
Where indicated and following completion of the relevant training the practitioner will act as a non-medical prescriber, at all times working within their sphere of clinical competence.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Core Professional Social Worker or Nurse and up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained).
- OR None Core Professional Must have qualification in at least one of the following areas
- Individual or group Psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Person Centred Counselling
- Systemic Family Practice
- Webster Stratton Incredible years / parenting groups professional
- Must have professional qualification and registration with an appropriate accrediting body (i.e. HCPC / BACAP), or equivalent from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) approved accredited register. Degree level equivalent
- Assessor/Mentorship
- Training applicable to Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Post registration training in relevant field
- Leadership/Management training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with CAMHS.
- Experience of mentorship, supervision and coordination of staff.
- Experience of Care planning process
- Working in a multiagency framework
- Demonstrate a contribution to change management process
- Experience in positive leadership of a team
- Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches
- Recovery Model
- Mental Health Act (1983)
- Effective Care Coordination
- Relevant National policies and guidance
- Evidence based and an overview of the Trust’s objectives
- Reflective practice
- Mental Capacity Act
- Vulnerable Adults
- Procedure and Child Protection.
- Safety, Privacy and Dignity Guidelines
Desirable criteria
- An overview of the Trust’s objectives
Values
Essential criteria
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
- Ability to delegate and coordinate
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Ability to utilise Assessment skills and tools effectively
- Ability to communicate in a variety of setting.
- Ability to maintain accurate and up to date clinical records
- Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues
- Effective time & workload management
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Ability to identify and minimise risk effectively
- IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- Project Management
- • Formulation of reports
- Presentation skills
- Resource and Budget management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alexandra Bellamy
- Job title
- Clinical Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01744415640
- Additional information
as above
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